Mercedes-Benz presented at Geneva Style F800 Concept (the F stands for Mercedes: technology, design and art), a prototype that shows the path that the firm will design and technological advances in the recent future.
The platform can equip the F800 fuel cell systems and hybrid plug, through the use of compartments in the frame for storing hydrogen fuel cells and lithium ion batteries.
The engine consists of a hybrid, which forms a V6 that develops 300 hp and an electric motor, which only manages 109 hp, in tours of up to 30 km or combined way, in which increased consumption of 2.9 L/100 km. The maximum speed of 120km / h in electric mode.
And in the case of hydrogen fuel cells are installed on the front vain, while the electric motor is installed on the rear axle. The Lithium Ion battery are located between the rear seats, while the hydrogen gas storage cylinders can be found on the sides of the battery pack and the transmission tunnel.
Hydrogen Technology
The electrical power needed for propulsion is generated in a fuel cell on board through the chemical reaction of hydrogen with oxygen. For the exhaust only water vapor comes out clean.
The lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 10kWh and can be recharged at charging stations and domestic outlets. Thanks to the high power and high torque of the hybrid module, the F800 Style City may travel using only the electric motor and therefore no direct automotive emissions.
Hydrogen system and electrical Mercedes-Benz F800 Style
The high torque available from the first electric motor rotation ensures benefits comparable to those of a V6 petrol engine, including electrical system. As already mentioned, the electric range of the F800 Style with plug-in hybrid system is 30 kilometers. Therefore, the experimental prototype F800 Style is another important step on the path towards a large-scale commercialization of plug-in hybrid.
Mercedes-Benz Shows Us The Way
Hybrids cars have long been fashionable, new models are launched every year that allow us to reduce direct emissions by the use of these vehicles. While it is true that never before a large company like Mercedes-Benz presented its own model, making it big.
Mercedes-Benz shows us another way of doing things. The cars do not have to stop being attractive to the user, or too futuristic as has happened with some hybrid models. We are in 2010 and the cars have to be in line with modern times.
That a brand like Mercedes-Benz has been interested in renewable energy such as hydrogen can push other manufacturers to further develop this technology and increase the “small-30km autonomy in electric mode.
